Ship Operations

0070036诺克斯加利福尼亚大学圣地亚哥斯克里普斯海洋研究所（UCSD-SIO）将在2000年期间使用R/V Roger Revelle、梅尔维尔、新地平线和罗伯特戈登斯普劳尔作为一般海洋研究船，以支持国家科学基金会支持的研究项目。该船于1996年建造，由美国海军拥有，由UCSD-SIO运营。 该船预定在2000年期间共作业313天，其中206天用于支助国家安全部队支助的调查人员。 其余的巡航将支持海军项目。 Revelle上计划的项目代表了几个海洋学学科，包括ASIAEX、钻孔仪器测试和HOME项目等项目。 预定的项目将充分利用该船的能力。 行动将在胡安·德富卡海峡、檀香山、圣地亚哥附近海域进行，并将在南美洲结束这一年，为NSF 2001年的巡航做准备。 1999年底，Revelle号在造船厂完成了深度剖面多普勒声纳系统的安装，该系统将用于2000年NSF HOME项目。该船于1969年建造，并于1989年和1992年改装，由美国海军拥有，由UCSD-SIO运营。 该船预定在2000年期间共作业266天，其中244天用于支助国家安全部队支助的调查人员。 其余的巡航将支持其他私人和联邦机构的项目。 计划在梅尔维尔号上进行的项目代表了几个海洋学学科，这些学科将充分利用该船的能力，包括LexEn微生物学研究、OBS回收、SEA BEAM调查以及DSL-120和ARGO II飞行器的使用。 梅尔维尔号将在2000年初进行大修。 今年晚些时候的行动将在东太平洋海隆北方、南美洲和南太平洋附近进行。该船于1978年建造，1995-1996年改装，由UCSD-SIO拥有和运营。 该船预定在2000年期间共作业145天，其中54天用于支助国家安全部队支助的调查人员。 其余的巡航将支持海军，NOAA和其他私人项目。 “新地平线”号上计划的项目代表了几个海洋学学科，将充分利用该船的能力。 几个行动将在加州中部进行，其余的将在圣地亚哥周围进行。 在新地平线的时间表中有两个重要的非运营期。该船于1981年建造，由UCSD-SIO拥有和运营。 该船预定在2000年期间共作业95天，其中36天用于支助国家安全部队支助的调查人员。 其余的巡航将支持海军，USGS，MMS，NOPP和其他私人项目。 Sproul上的项目代表了几个海洋学学科，包括生物海洋学，仪器测试和MOCNESS项目，并将充分利用该船的能力。 行动将在圣地亚哥周围进行。R/V Revelle，梅尔维尔，新地平线和Sproul是国家科学基金会用于支持海洋科学研究的船队的一部分。 大多数海洋项目需要在船上永久安装高度专业化的设备，因此需要专门的船舶。 这些船只的运作方式与普通货船/渔船不同。 因此，NSF支持由全国各地的大学和机构运营的各种专门用于海洋学研究的船舶的运营。

0070036KnoxThe University of California-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD-SIO) will operate the R/Vs Roger Revelle, Melville, New Horizon, and the Robert Gordon Sproul during 2000 as general oceanographic research vessels in support of NSF-supported research projects.The R/V Revelle is a 275 ft. vessel, constructed in 1996, owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by UCSD-SIO. The vessel is scheduled for a total of 313 operational days during 2000, of which 206 days are in support of NSF-supported investigators. The remaining cruises will support Navy projects. The projects scheduled on the Revelle represent several oceanographic disciplines and include projects such as ASIAEX, borehole instrument testing, and the HOME Project. The scheduled projects will fully utilize the capabilities of the vessel. Operations will take place off the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Honolulu, San Diego and will end the year off of South America in preparation for NSF 2001 cruises. The Revelle underwent a shipyard period in late 1999 to complete the installation of a deep profiling doppler sonar system to be used for the 2000 NSF HOME project.The R/V Melville is a 279 ft. vessel, constructed in 1969 and refitted in 1989 and 1992, and is owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by UCSD-SIO. The vessel is scheduled for a total of 266 operational days during 2000, of which 244 days are in support of NSF-supported investigators. The remaining cruises will support other private and Federal agency projects. The projects scheduled on the Melville represent several oceanographic disciplines that will fully utilize the capabilities of the vessel, including LexEn microbiology research, OBS recoveries, SEA BEAM surveys, and use of DSL-120 and ARGO II vehicles. The Melville will undergo an overhaul period in the beginning of 2000. Operations later in the year will take place near the northern Eastern Pacific Rise, South America and the South Pacific.The R/V New Horizon is a 170 ft. vessel, constructed in 1978 and refitted in 1995-1996, and is owned and operated by UCSD-SIO. The vessel is scheduled for a total of 145 operational days during 2000, of which 54 days are in support of NSF-supported investigators. The remaining cruises will support Navy, NOAA and other private projects. The projects scheduled on the New Horizon represent several oceanographic disciplines and will fully utilize the capabilities of the vessel. Several operations will take place in central California, the rest will take place around San Diego. There are two significant non-operating periods in the New Horizon's schedule.The R/V Sproul is a 125 ft. vessel, constructed in 1981, and owned and operated by UCSD-SIO. The vessel is scheduled for a total of 95 operational days during 2000, of which 36 days are in support of NSF-supported investigators. The remaining cruises will support Navy, USGS, MMS, NOPP, and other private projects. The projects on the Sproul represent several oceanographic disciplines including biological oceanography, instrumentation testing, and MOCNESS projects, and will fully utilize the capabilities of the vessel. Operations will take place around San Diego.The R/Vs Revelle, Melville, New Horizon, and Sproul are part of a fleet of ships used by the National Science Foundation in support of marine science research. Most oceanographic projects require highly specialized equipment to be permanently installed on the vessels, thus the necessity for specialized ships. These vessels do not operate in the same mode as general cargo/fishing vessels. As a result, NSF supports the operation of a variety of ships specifically dedicated to oceanographic research that are operated by universities and institutions around the country.***